Question

Will a material with a mass of 110g and a volume of 312 cm^3 float or sink in water? Why?

Answer 1

Density of material is 0.3525g/cm³, therefore it will float on water as material density is less than density of water.

Explanation:

Given: mass of material= 110 g

Volume of material= 312 cm³

Material will sink or float is determine by the density of material, if density is higher than density of water then it will sink

If density of material is less than density of water then it will float.

Remember, density of water is
`1g/cm^(3)`

Now finding the density of material.

Density=
`(Mass)/(Volume)`

Density of material=
`(110)/(312)`

∴ Density of material= 0.3525g/cm³

As density of material is less than density of water, therefore the material will float on the water.

0.3525g/cm³<1g/cm³